HELP ASA Question 1 of 4
Diya pulled her veil up over her hair and darted out of the
house. Her bare feet slapped against the dirt road as she
hurried to the marketplace. There she found her uncle
working at his usual stall. The delicious smell of spices
drifted to Diya's nose. "Please, Uncle," she asked, "just a few
rupees to buy a treat." She had been waiting all week to try a
new luxury called soda.
Which statement describes the most likely historical and cultural
context of the passage?
A. A Catholic girl living in Rome in the 1700s
B. An American girl living in modern-day New York City
C. A poor girl living in India in the 1900s
D. A Japanese girl living in a palace during the Edo Period